Articles filed under Counties
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COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on police, but suburban departments avoid vaccine mandatesOct 15, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas Law enforcement professionals and their supporters gathered Thursday night on the National Mall in Washington for a candlelight v...
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Former Libertarian candidate for governor charged with threatening Lake County judgesOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - A man who ran for Illinois governor in 2018 was taken into custody Thursday in Arkansas and accused of threatening to kill two Lake County judges, authorities said. Gray...
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Alert body shop staff tip police to vehicle suspected in deadly hit and runOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - The vehicle suspected of striking and killing a 22-year-old Glenview man early Saturday near Vernon Hills was located after a tip from alert staff at a Wheeling body sho...
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Kane County sees big drop in warrants for missing courtOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - Ken Shepro didn't expect anything out of the ordinary when he showed up in a Kane County courtroom on Sept. 24. But it turned out the simple act of him taking his tradit...
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DuPage County Board releases redistricting map called 'very sound,' with a few objectionsOct 14, 2021 5:30 am - A bipartisan group of DuPage County Board members has unveiled a redistricting plan over the objections of a few Democrats who sought another version of an electoral map...
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Scorched Earth Brewing seeks artists to compete in its first can art competitionOct 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Scorched Earth Brewing Co. in Algonquin is hosting its first can art competition. The competition seeks original art designed around the theme "Nordic Punk," destined t...
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Lake County approves contract to advance proposed 'Patriot Path' multiuse trail along Route 137Oct 13, 2021 5:10 am - A key step in a complicated and expensive project to link thousands of Lake County residents to a new trail system from Libertyville to North Chicago is set to begin. Th...
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Lake County hires architect to design regional emergency centerOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Design of a $35 million consolidated regional emergency center at Lake County's government campus in Libertyville is proceeding. The county board on Tuesday approved a ...
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'All of a sudden here comes a train': Good Samaritan rescues driver stuck on train tracksOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - When Lewis Medina saw an SUV stuck on the train tracks near his far western Kane County home on Saturday night, he knew he had to get the driver out before a train came....
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DuPage jail janitorial training program tops 100 graduatesOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - The DuPage County Sheriff's Office and JUST of DuPage recently graduated the 104th person from their janitorial work program. Throughout the six-week course, detainees a...